GEORGIA: Will SB50 Make It Past Crossover [Bill] Day in Georgia Legislature? — SB50 passed the Senate by a 49-0 vote on Feb. 21 — SB50 Referred now to House Insurance Committee, must pass by a majority – The Direct Primary Care Journal

A coalition of six Republican senators sponsor Senate Bill 50 (SB50). Titled the “Direct Primary Care Act,” the legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements) do not constitute insurance, thereby freeing doctors and patients from the onerous requirements and regulations under the state insurance code.

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 7 of Title 33 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to kinds of insurance, limits of risks, and reinsurance, so as to provide definitions…